social quarterly

Social Quarterly: Q1 2024

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include new ad partnerships between Amazon, Google and the social networks, the latest AI features from Meta and Snap, as well as the changing fortunes of TikTok and X.

Social Quarterly: Q4 2023

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include the rise in subscription offerings, feature updates from X, YouTube and Tinder as well as new ad solutions from TikTok and Pinterest.

Social Quarterly: Q3 2023

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include Twitter’s rebrand as ‘X’, new content formats from TikTok, Twitch and WhatsApp, and the latest generative AI developments across the platforms.

Social Quarterly: Q2 2023

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include TikTok’s uncertain future in the US, Twitter’s blue tick U-turn and generative AI developments across the platforms.

Social Quarterly: Q1 2023

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include new safety features from TikTok and Instagram, AI initiatives from Meta and Quora, and the launch of a new blogging and news feed platform called Artifact.

Social Quarterly: Q4 2022

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and the implications for advertisers, trend-bucking growth from Pinterest, new security features on LinkedIn and Meta’s new monetisation opportunities for creators.

Social Quarterly: Q3 2022

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include the latest shopping features from YouTube and TikTok, Meta’s increased focus on AI and the metaverse, and new privacy features from WhatsApp.

Social Quarterly: Q2 2022

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include the opening of the first physical ‘Meta Store’, WhatsApp and Facebook’s investment in tools for community development and growth, plus the comeback of ‘real, authentic’ content with Instagram’s reintroduction of the chronological timeline and BeReal’s time-sensitive approach to photo sharing.

Social Quarterly: Q1 2022

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include Snap’s rise in active daily users and revenue growth, the ASA’s escalation of sanctions against rule-breaking influencers and Pinterest’s continued investment in the creator community with its purchase of video editing app Vochi.

Social Quarterly: Q4 2021

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include Facebook’s corporate rebrand as Meta, the launch of live commerce on Pinterest TV and TikTok’s inaugural Discover List.

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Social Quarterly: Q3 2021

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Stories this quarter include YouTube testing livestream shopping, TikTok extending the length of its videos and Facebook’s Campaign Ideas Generator.

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Social Quarterly: Q2 2021

The latest trends, developments and statistics in social media. Social Quarterly distils the most recent data and trends, aiming to provide a guide to what’s happening now in social media and what you should be keeping an eye on.